How do you identify a Masafuera Rayadito?

The Masafuera rayadito is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Masafuera Rayadito?

The Masafuera Rayadito is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Masafuera Rayadito?

The Masafuera Rayadito is endemic to Chile, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Masafuera Rayadito?

The Masafuera Rayadito is most easily confused with the Thorn-tailed Rayadito.

Is the Masafuera Rayadito endangered?

The Masafuera Rayadito is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Masafuera Rayadito

Aphrastura masafuerae

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Masafuera Rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae) is a legendary ovenbirds and woodcreeper found only in Chile, weighing about 12 g. The Masafuera rayadito is a Critically Endangered species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

Critically EndangeredLegendaryEndemicEats invertebrates12 g

Masafuera Rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae), photo 1 — Photo: Patricio Novoa · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Masafuera Rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae), photo 2 — Photo: Pato Novoa · CC BY 2.0

Masafuera Rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae), photo 3 — Photo: Rodolfo Amando Philippi · Public domain

Masafuera Rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae), photo 4 — Photo: Rodolfo Amando Philippi · Public domain

Masafuera Rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Patricio Novoa, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Masafuera Rayadito

The Masafuera rayadito is a Critically Endangered species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Alejandro Selkirk Island in the Juan Fernández Islands of Chile.

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How to identify it

The Masafuera rayadito is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a poorly defined buff-brown supercilium on a dusky face. Their forehead is whitish with narrow rufous streaks and their crown is dark dusky brown. Their back is dull brown and their rump rufous-brown. Their wing coverts are blackish with tawny tips and their flight feathers are blackish with dull rufous bases. Their tail is mostly rufous with blackish bases on all but the central pair of feathers; the ends of the feathers lack barbs, giving a spiny appearance. Voice: As of September 2023, neither xeno-canto nor the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library had any recordings of Masafuera rayadito vocalizations. Its call is described as "a low churring 'trrrt' c. 1·2 seconds long, singly or repeated".

When to see it

Best months: February, December, with peak activity in December. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Thorn-tailed RayaditoAphrastura spinicauda

Quick questions

How do you identify a Masafuera Rayadito?: The Masafuera rayadito is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Masafuera Rayadito?: The Masafuera Rayadito is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Masafuera Rayadito?: The Masafuera Rayadito is endemic to Chile, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Masafuera Rayadito?: The Masafuera Rayadito is most easily confused with the Thorn-tailed Rayadito.
Is the Masafuera Rayadito endangered?: The Masafuera Rayadito is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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